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Talk Paper ScissorsBrave Creative Humans: Living a Brave Creative HumanitySend us a textWelcome to the Brave Creative Humans series! This is the final episodes in the series featuring some of the many past Talk Paper Scissors guests who exemplify brave creative living: Allison MacKenzie, Kevin Shaw, Vincent Wanga, Meg Lewis, Emad Saedi, and Justine Abigail Yu.In this episode, the 6 answer this question: “In your opinion, what does living life as a ‘Brave Creative Human’ mean to you?” This series is inspired by Diana’s recently published book, Brave Creative Human: Embrace Failure, Reframe Imposter Syndrome, and Be Unapologetically You. Thank you so much...
2025-10-0919 min
Talk Paper ScissorsBrave Creative Humans: Colouring Outside the LinesSend us a textWelcome to the Brave Creative Humans series! This is the fifth of 6 episodes featuring some of the many past Talk Paper Scissors guests who exemplify brave creative living: Allison MacKenzie, Kevin Shaw, Vincent Wanga, Meg Lewis, Emad Saedi, and Justine Abigail Yu.In this episode, the 6 answer this question: “How do you ‘colour outside of the lines’ in your creative work; in other words, how are you living a creative existence on your own terms?”This series is inspired by Diana’s recently published book, Brave Creative Human: Embrace Failure, R...
2025-10-0623 min
Talk Paper ScissorsBrave Creative Humans: ComparisonSend us a textWelcome to the Brave Creative Humans series! This is the fourth of 6 episodes featuring some of the many past Talk Paper Scissors guests who exemplify brave creative living: Allison MacKenzie, Kevin Shaw, Vincent Wanga, Meg Lewis, Emad Saedi, and Justine Abigail Yu.In this episode, the 6 answer this question: “What is your approach to maintaining sanity and humanity in a hyper-connected world, particularly as it relates to comparison with other creative folks?”This series is inspired by Diana’s recently published book, Brave Creative Human: Embrace Failure, Reframe Imposter Syndro...
2025-09-2532 min
DesignThinkers PodcastPali Palavathanan on Design as ActivismThis week on the DesignThinkers podcast, I’m joined by Pali Palavathanan, co-founder and creative director of Templo. Based in London, Templo is a purpose-led design studio known for bringing creativity and activism together—working with clients like the UN, Amnesty International, and GF Smith, alongside grassroots organizations fighting for justice around the world.In this conversation, Pali shares how his own experiences as a refugee shaped his desire to build a different kind of studio. We talk about what it means to take on projects where the stakes are as high as arresting war criminals or tack...
2025-09-2444 min
Talk Paper ScissorsBrave Creative Humans: Failure (Part 2)Send us a textWelcome to the Brave Creative Humans series! This is the second of 6 episodes featuring some of the many past Talk Paper Scissors guests who exemplify brave creative living: Allison MacKenzie, Kevin Shaw, Vincent Wanga, Meg Lewis, Emad Saedi, and Justine Abigail Yu.In this episode, the 6 answer this questions: “When is a time when you failed, what did it mean to you and how did you move forward?”This series is inspired by Diana’s recently published book, Brave Creative Human: Embrace Failure, Reframe Imposter Syndrome, and Be Una...
2025-09-1830 min
DesignThinkers PodcastPablo Martin on Building an Agency Culture In-HouseThis week on the DesignThinkers podcast, I’m joined by Pablo Martin, Creative Director at MUBI. A legend in editorial design, Pablo has spent four decades shaping the visual language of publications and brands across Spain, the UK, and beyond. His journey has taken him from a work placement with Massimo Vignelli to co-founding the Barcelona-based studio Grafica and then Atlas, to leading major cultural projects for clients of all kinds, to now steering the global creative vision of MUBI.At MUBI, Pablo oversees everything from brand identity to experimental publishing—including Notebook, the streaming platform’s print...
2025-09-1746 min
Talk Paper ScissorsBrave Creative Humans: Failure (Part 1)Send us a textWelcome to the Brave Creative Humans series! This is the second of 6 episodes featuring some of the many past Talk Paper Scissors guests who exemplify brave creative living: Allison MacKenzie, Kevin Shaw, Vincent Wanga, Meg Lewis, Emad Saedi, and Justine Abigail Yu.In this episode, the 6 answer this questions: “How do you sense failure: literally, how would you describe how you see it, feel it, hear it, smell it and even taste it?This series is inspired by Diana’s recently published book, Brave Creative Human: Embrace Fail...
2025-09-1119 min
DesignThinkers PodcastDebra Bishop on Making MagazinesThis week on the DesignThinkers podcast, I’m joined by Debra Bishop—an award-winning creative director and one of editorial design’s most influential voices. Over the past four decades, Debra has shaped the look and feel of some of publishing’s most iconic titles—from her early days at Rolling Stone, to launching magazines at Martha Stewart, to serving as a design director at The New York Times.For the last eight years, Debra brought her bold, playful vision to The New York Times for Kids, a monthly print-only section beloved for its inventive layouts, striking typography...
2025-09-1041 min
Talk Paper ScissorsBrave Creative Humans: PerfectionSend us a textWelcome to the Brave Creative Humans series! This is the first of 6 episodes featuring some of the many past Talk Paper Scissors guests who exemplify brave creative living: Allison MacKenzie, Kevin Shaw, Vincent Wanga, Meg Lewis, Emad Saedi, and Justine Abigail Yu.In this episode, the 6 answer these questions: "What are your thoughts on perfectionism in creative work? Is perfect necessary or even possible?"This series is inspired by Diana’s recently published book, Brave Creative Human: Embrace Failure, Reframe Imposter Syndrome, and Be Unapologetically You. Join Di...
2025-09-0524 min
DesignThinkers PodcastNadia Tzuo on Storytelling Through Title DesignThis week on the DesignThinkers podcast, I’m joined by Nadia Tzuo—an Emmy Award–winning motion designer and director whose title sequences have become cultural touchstones.Nadia’s work spans television, film, and streaming, with credits on The Last of Us, Shogun, American Horror Story, Pachinko, Star Trek Beyond, and Captain Marvel. Her sequences don’t just introduce a story—they set its mood, build its world, and often become iconic in their own right.In this episode, Nadia shares how she approaches title design as both storytelling and branding, the deep research that fuels her pr...
2025-09-0349 min
Talk Paper ScissorsBrave Creative Human Book Launch Day!Send us a textSurprise! Brave Creative Human is here one month early. In this episode, I share the serendipitous story behind the book, why it exists, and who it’s for. There's a special guest appearance by Creativity Professor and Drag Queen, Guy Anabella, who wrote the book’s foreword and joins me to talk about brave creative humanity. Themes include embracing failure, reframing imposter syndrome, and finding belonging in creative work—plus what’s next for the Brave Creative Humans podcast series. Join me for the book’s official launch on October 1 an...
2025-08-2824 min
DesignThinkers PodcastStephen Gates on Speaking the Language of BusinessThis week on the DesignThinkers podcast, I’m joined by Stephen Gates—global design leader, keynote speaker, and host of The Crazy One podcast.Stephen’s career has spanned more than 20 years leading creative teams at companies like Apple, Citi, InVision, and McCann, where he’s built award-winning work across branding, product design, and customer experience. Known for his candid, no-nonsense approach to leadership and creativity, Stephen now works with organizations and teams around the world—helping them unlock better ideas, build stronger cultures, and navigate the complex realities of design at scale.In this episode, w...
2025-08-2756 min
DesignThinkers PodcastVerònica Fuerte on Building Hey StudioThis week on the DesignThinkers podcast, I’m joined by Verònica Fuerte. Verònica is the founder and creative director of Hey Studio in Barcelona.Since launching the studio in 2007, Verònica has built one of the most recognizable and beloved visual identities in contemporary design: known for bold color, geometric forms, and a relentlessly optimistic aesthetic. Hey’s work has spanned everything from brand systems and editorial design to public art and exhibitions, with clients like Apple, The New York Times, Monocle, and the city of Barcelona itself.In this episode, Veronica shares how she...
2025-08-2045 min
DesignThinkers PodcastRachel Gogel on Redefining a Creative CareerThis week on the DesignThinkers podcast, I’m joined by Rachel Gogel. Rachel is an independent creative executive shaping the future of design at the intersection of brand, culture, and technology.After building multidisciplinary teams at places like GQ, The New York Times, Meta, and Godfrey Dadich, Rachel launched her own consultancy in 2020. Since then, she’s worked with everyone from tech giants like Airbnb and Dropbox to smaller purpose-driven, often women-founded ventures.In this episode, we talk about what it means to lead creatively—without being full-time. Rachel walks us through the rise of fracti...
2025-08-1353 min
DesignThinkers PodcastKemp Atwood on Design as a System for ValueThis week on the DesignThinkers podcast, I’m joined by Kemp Attwood, partner at AREA 17. With a background in creative writing and new media design, Kemp has spent nearly two decades working at the intersection of design, strategy, and technology.He has helped shape AREA 17’s global vision—leading interdisciplinary teams across Paris and New York to deliver transformative work for clients like The New York Times, Google, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the National Gallery of Canada.In this episode, we dive into how design is more than just craft—how it becomes a system...
2025-08-0651 min
DesignThinkers PodcastIntroducing Season Three of the DesignThinkers Podcast, Coming August 6thWe’re back with a third season of the DesignThinkers Podcast. DesignThinkers is Canada's largest graphic design conference. For twenty-five years, the Association of Registered Graphic Designers has been bringing together visionaries from a range of disciplines to explore creativity and the design process.This podcast is an extension of that mission. We’re here to talk about process, creativity and the business of design with past and present DesignThinkers speakers. Join me, Nicola Hamilton, for another season of candid conversation with design leaders from all over the world. This season, I have plans to catch...
2025-07-3001 min
Productized Podcast189. Design Thinking for Impact: Lessons for Product and Policy Makers by Pedro JaneiroWhat if change wasn’t something you manage—but something you design?In this episode of the Productized Podcast, host André Marquet sits down with Pedro Janeiro, Partner at DesignThinkers Group and one of the world’s leading voices in service design and innovation.Pedro shares lessons from designing impactful services across public and private sectors—from training 1,500+ professionals in Design Thinking to advising companies like Coca-Cola, Nespresso, Deutsche Bank, and SAP.🎙 We talk about:➡️ What “creating change together” really means➡️ Why innovation efforts often fail—and h...
2025-07-2949 min
COACHcast- carreira, liderança e negóciosANO V #254 | Caminhos não lineares e carreira generalistaPaulo Emediato lidera projetos de transformação e o desenvolvimento de novos negócios desde 2011. Foi CMO da Oxygea, principal fundo de corporate venture capital e venture building da América Latina, e country manager da DesignThinkers Group no Brasil, liderando projetos para mais de 100 clientes nacionais e multinacionais. É um dos colunistas mais lidos na MIT Sloan Review Brasil, professor na Miami Ad School e PUC Minas. Sua formação passa por Stanford, Hebrew University, FDC e PUC Minas.insta: @pauloemediatoLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauloemediato/👉 Quer receber avisos sobre novos episódios? Entre para o nosso grupo no WhatsApp...
2025-07-0733 min
DesignThinkers PodcastAdam JK on Embracing ImperfectionThis is our last episode of the season—and what a high to go out on! Adam JK is a Toronto-born, Honolulu-based artist whose illustrative work is rooted in honesty, humour and a little bit of darkness. His books and journals, including Things Are What You Make of Them, have sold over a million copies in 20 languages worldwide. Obsessed with aphorisms and ephemera, Adam's work seeks to craft new reminders from familiar sources, offering his brand of "back-handed optimism" as a token of encouragement and camaraderie for other creative, emotional and deeply human people. Our conversation takes us to al...
2025-05-0739 min
DesignThinkers PodcastEva Cremers on Finding Your Own WayThis week, I’m sharing my conversation with Eva Cremers. Eva might be a new name for our DesignThinkers audience! She’s a 3-D artist and animation director from The Netherlands. Eva blends her playful, graphic CGI style with her own graphic design sensibility to create charming, joyful worlds for a growing list of global clients including H&M, Meta, Amazon Music, Apple and Samsung. In this episode, Eva tells me how she sort of fell into 3-D animation as she familiarized herself with Cinema 4D in preparation for her first internship. She shares the ways her developing skill set...
2025-04-3041 min
DesignThinkers PodcastVincent Wanga on Audacious Creative Leadership This week, it gives me great pleasure to introduce you, our DesignThinkers audience to Vincent Wanga. Vince is new to the DesignThinkers universe. He’ll be joining us on stage in Vancouver next month to talk about creative audacity. Vince is one of those multi-hyphenates—In this episode, we joke that “I do a lot of things” is our shared tagline. He runs a couple of different businesses and has his hands in a myriad of projects. For the purposes of our conversation, Vince is a design leader, a serial entrepreneur and brand consultant. As former VP and head of creat...
2025-04-2358 min
DesignThinkers PodcastCatalina Estrada on Creating for ChangeThis week, I’m sharing my conversation with Catalina Estrada. Catalina is a Colombian illustrator now based in Barcelona. She reinterprets Latin American folklore and expertly documents the natural world in her stunning, and extremely colourful, artwork and patterns. Catalina has worked for major brands like Disney, Netflix and Coca-Cola but she’s also done heaps of self-initiated work for a host of global causes. In this episode we talk about her transition from design into illustration—a story that’s full of childlike curiosity and moments of kismet—and the ways her signature style has evolved over the years. My...
2025-04-1646 min
DesignThinkers PodcastCarson Ting on Making Career MovesThis week’s guest is illustrator, art director and fine artist Carson Ting. Carson kicked off his career in Toronto before moving across the country for a dream job at Rethink. Today, Carson is best known as an artist and founder of Chairman Ting. He’s a bit of a legend in Vancouver, where his murals are plentiful and on occasion span entire city blocks. I’m catching up with Carson on the heels of a career reset. While Chairman Ting isn’t going anywhere, he’s doubling down on his fine art practice. We talk about his transition from adver...
2025-04-0942 min
DesignThinkers PodcastEleni Beveratou on the Intricacies of TypeIn this week’s episode, I’m catching up with typeface designer Eleni Beveratou. While working toward her MA in Typeface Design from the University of Reading, she developed an interest in the science of reading for the partially sighted. Her research and findings were published in Digital Fonts and Reading by World Scientific. Today, Eleni works at Dalton Maag, an independent type foundry in London, England. Eleni has worked on projects with brands such as Airbnb, Oracle and Facebook. I’m always excited to geek out with Eleni! Her knowledge base is deep and she’s incredibly skilled at expla...
2025-04-0248 min
Talk Paper ScissorsSuccess Through Failure with Dom PrevostSend us a textThis is the first episode in a 3-part mini series about exploring creative education, both as a noun and a verb; new ways of thinking about assessments, grading and ungrading with 3 brilliant educators who work and teach in the spaces of communication, design, creativity, art and art therapy. First up is Dom Prevost, Group Creative Director at Resonance and also teaches at IDEA School of Design (Capilano University) and Miami Ad School. With a multi-disciplinary approach and years of international experience, Dom has created award-winning, fully-integrated campaigns for s...
2025-04-0146 min
DesignThinkers PodcastMeg Lewis on Leveraging Your QuirksIn this episode, I'm zooming into The Meg Lewis Fun House! Meg is an artist, performer and educator transforming the world through joy and playful design. Their bold designs burst with colour, bringing an explosion of energy to brands like Dropbox, Meta, Target and Pinterest. With a background in design, improv, clown, music and stage combat, Meg creates uniquely playful experiences through workshops and talks that spark laughter and inspiration. Meg guides both corporations and individuals to reshape how they work and create, inspiring audiences to tackle life's biggest questions through joy, creative exploration and career strategy. This conversation...
2025-03-2646 min
DesignThinkers PodcastIntroducing Season Two of the DesignThinkers Podcast, Coming March 26thWe’re back and so excited to bring you a second season of the DesignThinkers Podcast! DesignThinkers is Canada's largest graphic design conference. Since the year 2000, the Association of Registered Graphic Designers has been bringing together visionaries from a range of disciplines to explore creativity and the design process live and on-stage. This podcast is an extension of that mission. We’re here to talk about process, creativity and the business of design with past and present DesignThinkers speakers. Join me, Nicola Hamilton, for a season of candid conversation with creative legends like Meg Lewis, Carson...
2025-03-0501 min
Talk Paper ScissorsLive From DesignThinkers Toronto with Carl Shura!Send us a textThis episode features an in-person conversation at Canada’s largest graphic design conference with type aficionado, Carl Shura! In this episode you’ll hear LOTS of excellent type geekery, such as: The history of the typeface Cooper Black and the ways it’s connected to Carl as a personThe idea that letterforms are just ‘blobs with defects’How Carl worked backwards from a few letters to reconstruct an iconic Toronto building signHow to approach the development of a revival ty...
2024-11-2500 min
DesignThinkers PodcastChristopher DoyleThis week's guest is Christoper Doyle. With over 22 years of experience, Christopher has established himself as one of Australia’s leading brand and design talents. Based in Sydney, his independent studio, Christopher Doyle & Co., is celebrated for its sharp approach to visual identity, creative direction, campaigns, and digital design. Known for blending curiosity and beauty in his work, Christopher collaborates across disciplines to deliver award-winning designs for clients in music, architecture, film, and the visual arts. We caught up with Christopher for a live recording ahead of his DesignThinkers presentation. We talk about his best and worst projects to da...
2024-11-1153 min
DesignThinkers PodcastHoward Poon RGDEvery year, RGD asks a different Canadian design studio or agency to tackle the conference identity. In these shorter episodes, I’ve been speaking with some of our past DesignThinkers Design Partners. My guest this week is Howard Poon, VP of Design at DDB Edmonton. In 2022, Howard and the team at DDB Edmonton tackled the conference identity for our triumphant return to in-person conferences. The execution was a restrained approach packed with iconography. In this episode, Howard and I go back in time to discuss the process that got them there. Follow us on Instagram ...
2024-11-0622 min
DesignThinkers PodcastMin LewMy guest this week is Partner, Executive Creative Director & Managing Director at BaseNYC. Min Lew was born in Germany, raised in Seoul, and now lives in Brooklyn. Min brings 20 years of experience across culture, technology, luxury, fashion, and more. Her impressive portfolio includes collaborations with clients like Apple, The New York Times, JFK T4 Terminal and MoMA. In this episode we talk about Min's path into design, how to move up the ladder within agency environments and what Min looks for in solid client relationships. Plus, Min lays out some advice for emerging designers. Follow us o...
2024-11-0435 min
DesignThinkers PodcastGreg HoffmanOur guest this week is a global brand leader. Greg Hoffman is the former Chief Marketing Officer at Nike. For 28 years, Greg held marketing, design, and innovation leadership positions at Nike. His role in the rise of marketing and design through that period was recognized when Fast Company named him one of the Most Creative People in Business. Today his primary role is as founder and principal of the brand leadership platform, Modern Arena. In that position Greg advises Fortune 500 brands, startups, and nonprofits about creating brand strength, business growth, and social impact. He engages teams ranging from Apple...
2024-10-2846 min
DesignThinkers PodcastLaura Stein RGDEach year, RGD asks a different Canadian design agency or studio to tackle the conference identity. In these shorter episodes, I’ve been speaking with some of our past DesignThinkers Design Partners. My guest this week is Partner and Chief Creative Officer at BMD, Laura Stein. In this episode, I’m asking Laura to go back in time to 2020. Bruce Mau Design was our Design Partner in 2021, which meant they were working through the conference branding in the depths of a global pandemic—and the myriad of other crises we experienced during that time. What came out of their proces...
2024-10-2317 min
DesignThinkers PodcastGail AndersonGetting to chat with Gail Anderson is a dream. Gail is a designer, writer, and educator. And today, Gail Anderson is Chair of BFA Design and BFA Advertising at the School of Visual Arts. She spent the first part of her career working in publishing: books and then stints at The Boston Globe Sunday and Rolling Stone. She went on to make poster art for Broadway and off-Broadway productions at SpotCo before starting her own small design firm, Anderson Newton Design. She’s also one of the most influential Black designers in the game. In this episode, we roll it...
2024-10-2142 min
DesignThinkers PodcastChip KiddMy guest this week is graphic designer and writer Chip Kidd. At Alfred A. Knopf—where he has worked for over 38 years—Chip has designed thousands of book covers. A writer as well, Chip has authored two novels—‘The Cheese Monkeys’ and ‘The Learners’, both national bestsellers. His bio also includes lines like: He was an extra in ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ and an answer on Jeopardy in 2002. In this episode, we talk at length about designing book covers. We get into why Chip got into books in the first place, what his process looks like and all the trends he’...
2024-10-0746 min
DesignThinkers PodcastBonus Episode: Mo Bofill RGDEach year, RGD asks a different Canadian design agency or studio to tackle the conference identity. In these shorter episodes, I’ve been speaking with some of our past DesignThinkers Design Partners. My guest this week is Mo Bofill. Mo is currently a Partner and Executive Creative Director of Design at 123w. In this episode, I’m asking Mo to reflect back on her experience as Executive Design Director at john st where she helped lead the DesignThinkers branding in the chaotic year that was 2020. Follow us on Instagram @rgdcanada or...
2024-10-0219 min
DesignThinkers PodcastGrace HwangMy guest this week is Grace Hwang. Up until very recently, Grace was working at Microsoft as Partner Director of Device Research + Design. That role encompassed Device Design, Mixed Reality hardware and software, Accessibility, and Sustainability. She believes in the power of human-centered design to cultivate positive change in people, systems, and society—and she brought that belief to that role. In this conversation, we talk about our responsibility as designers, the future of computing, and the ways we bring our own behaviours into our work. Follow us on Instagram @rgdcanada or vis...
2024-09-3044 min
DesignThinkers PodcastBrian CollinsBrian Collins has presented memorable DesignThinkers talks dating back as far as 2006. Brian is a designer and co-founder of COLLINS, the business transformation company based in San Francisco and New York City. Brian co-founded COLLINS with Leland Maschmeyer in 2008 with a focus not on what they would make, but what they would make possible through design. In this episode, we talk about some of his past presentations, the importance of language in our work and we riff on the idea of risk taking. Follow us on Instagram @rgdcanada or visit us online...
2024-09-2341 min
DesignThinkers PodcastBonus Episode: Jonathon Yule & Thomas van RyzewykEach year, RGD asks a different Canadian design agency or studio to tackle the conference identity. In these shorter episodes, I’ve been speaking with some of our past DesignThinkers Design Partners. In this episode, I catch up with Jonathon Yule and Thomas van Ryzewyk. Both Jonathon and Tom work at Concrete here in Toronto. Jonathon functions as their Director of Design and Tom as Creative Director. Together, they lead branding for DesignThinkers in 2019. We revisit that process—and yes, I ask them about the toonie. Follow us on Instagram
2024-09-1828 min
DesignThinkers PodcastRobert WongThis week's guest is Robert Wong. Robert was born Chinese, grew up Dutch, was Canadian, and is now American. While studying to become an accountant in Toronto, Robert woke up one day, flew to New York, and became a graphic designer instead. Robert is best known for his time leading design at Starbucks and as one of the co-founders of Google Creative Lab, where he still works. In this episode, we retrace his steps to becoming a designer, we discuss how the Google Creative Lab operates, and we dive into how he's thinking about AI. Follow...
2024-09-1642 min
DesignThinkers PodcastJennifer KinonThis week's guest is Jennifer Kinon. Jennifer founded Champions Design with Bobby C. Martin, Jr in 2010. Today, Jennifer leads business, design and strategy at Champions. For more than a decade, the firm has crafted meaningful brand strategy and visual identity systems for some of the world’s best brands. At every point in her career, Jennifer has tackled big systems. She served as Design Director of Hillary for America in 2016, Design Director of New York City’s 2012 Olympic Bid and worked in Pentagram’s New York City office with Michael Bierut. In this conversation, we start with the early parts...
2024-09-0938 min
DesignThinkers PodcastBonus Episode: Michael RomaniukEach year, RGD asks a different Canadian design agency or studio to tackle the conference identity. In these shorter episodes, I’ll be speaking with some of those folks—our past DesignThinkers Design Partners. In this episode, I catch up with Michael Romaniuk. Today, Michael is an Associate Creative Director at Zulu Alpha Kilo. After leaving pre-med in 2018, he executed a surprising direct mail stunt disguised as a FedEx delivery man. He was hired on the spot by Zulu Alpha Kilo and briefed within half an hour. That first brief? It was DesignThinkers. Listen in as Michael recounts that expe...
2024-08-2820 min
DesignThinkers PodcastLiza EnebeisThis week's guest is Liza Enebeis, Partner and Creative Director at Studio Dumbar/DEPT®. Studio Dumbar is an award winning international agency with Dutch heritage. They specialize in visual branding and motion and Liza is directly involved in all their main projects. Liza also co-founded and co-hosts Typeradio.org, a podcast on type and design, and co-initiator of the Design in Motion Festival, also known as DEMO. In this episode we talk about her early career and the value of a little discomfort in our process. She also spills the beans on DEMO 2025, which will happen in January. There w...
2024-08-2644 min
DesignThinkers PodcastMichael JohnsonThis week's guest is Michael Johnson. Michael set up Johnson Banks in 1992, after a decade learning design, branding and art direction across the globe. His company is known for how they define, then design, brands that make a difference. ‘Do great work for good people’ is their mantra. He’s produced an enviable portfolio of work and received countless awards, including D&AD’s highest honour, the President’s Award in 2017. In this episode, we talk about starting and sustaining a design business, the value of strategy in our practice, and the criticism the internet lobs at rebrand projects. F...
2024-08-1948 min
DesignThinkers PodcastBonus Episode: Hans Thiessen RGDEach year, RGD asks a different Canadian design agency or studio to tackle the conference identity. In these shorter episodes, I’ll be speaking with some of those folks—our past DesignThinkers Design Partners. In this episode, I catch up with Hans Thiessen RGD. Hans leads the design team at Rethink—an agency that’s been named AdAge’s Creative Agency of the Year, one of Fast Company’s Top 10 Most Innovative Creative Agencies, and Strategy's Creative & Design Agency of the Year five years in a row, and counting. Rethink was our DesignThinkers Design Partner in 2017 and Hans was on the team...
2024-08-1423 min
DesignThinkers PodcastJessica HischeThis week's guest is Oakland-based designer, lettering artist and NYT best-selling author, Jessica Hische. If you're a child of the internet, you're probably already familiar with Jessica's work. She kicked off her career working at Headcase Design and later as a senior designer working under the great Louise Fili. In 2009, Jessica stepped out on her own as a freelancer. You might remember her Daily Drop Cap project—or more recently, you've likely seen her tidying up some of your favourite wordmarks. In this episode, we look back at Jessica's early days as a creative, the process of reclaiming artist as...
2024-08-1242 min
DesignThinkers PodcastKhoi VinhKhoi Vinh is a Senior Director of Design at Adobe. He’s been a leading figure in the design community for more than two decades. He has led design teams at large companies and startups across the industry. I first sat down with Khoi during our pandemic-era, Virtual DesignThinkers conference. We had a pretty in-depth conversation about the intersection of design and technology. (If you're an RGD Member, you can access that conversation at rgd.ca.) But in this episode, we’re diving right in artificial intelligence. We talk about all the wonderful ways AI and machine learning are acce...
2024-07-2932 min
DesignThinkers PodcastBonus Episode: Tina Mackenzie RGD EmeritusEach year, RGD asks a different Canadian design agency or studio to tackle the conference identity. In these shorter episodes, I’ll be speaking with some of those folks—our past DesignThinkers Design Partners. In this episode, I catch up with Tina Mackenzie RGD Emeritus. Tina is a very accomplished graphic design manager. In 2012, the award winning in-house graphic design team at the City of Mississauga—which Tina was leading—was invited to be the first ever, in-house group to design DesignThinkers. Listen in as we talk a bit about the importance of that moment both internally and within the indu...
2024-07-2427 min
DesignThinkers PodcastDebbie MillmanThis week’s guest has been named “one of the most creative people in business” by Fast Company, “one of the most influential designers working today” by GDUSA, and a “Woman of Influence” by Success magazine. It’s author, educator, curator and podcast pioneer, Debbie Millman. I first interviewed Debbie in 2020 as part of our pandemic-era, Virtual DesignThinkers, where we talked at length about Debbie's professional history. (If you're an RGD Member, you can access that conversation at rgd.ca.) But in this episode, we’re talking about how Debbies splits her time between hosting Design Matters, one of the first and long...
2024-07-2243 min
DesignThinkers PodcastKarin FongKarin Fong is an Emmy award-winning director and designer. She’s a founding member of Imaginary Forces, where she works at the intersection of live-action, design, and animation. If you’ve watched shows like Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Little Fires Everywhere, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, or feature films like Spider-Man: No Way Home or Slumberland—you’ve encountered Karin’s work. She’s also helmed spots for major brands, including LEGO, Lexus, Target, Google, PlayStation, and Herman Miller. At the root of it all, Karin is a visual storyteller and in this episode, we talk about all the ways the f...
2024-07-1541 min
DesignThinkers PodcastBonus Episode: Dominic Ayre RGDEach year, RGD asks a different Canadian design agency or studio to tackle the conference identity. In these shorter episodes, I’ll be speaking with some of those folks—our past DesignThinkers Design Partners. In this episode, I sit down with Dominic Ayre RGD. Dominic is the Creative Director at Hambly & Woolley, who worked on the conference identity in 2009. Dominic also plays a big role in helping RGD identify DesignThinkers speakers each year, so you’ll hear a little bit about that process too. Follow us on Instagram @rgdcanada or visit us online...
2024-07-1051 min
DesignThinkers PodcastSteven HellerThis week’s guest is Steven Heller. Steven is the co-chair and co-founder of the School of Visual Arts MFA Design program. He was a senior art director at the New York Times for 33 years. He is the author or co-author of 200 books, mostly on design and pop culture, and has been contributing editor to PRINT, BASELINE, EYE and other design magazines. You'd know his writing best under the slug The Daily Heller at printmag.com. In this episode, we talk about how he got started, how he’s seen the industry change, and the value of chronicling things to b...
2024-07-0840 min
DesignThinkers PodcastErin SarofskyThis week’s guest is Erin Sarofsky. Erin is an internationally heralded creative, regularly chosen by brand and entertainment titans to lead their most artful storytelling projects. Erin launched Sarofsky Corp in 2009, in Chicago’s West Loop. The firm has forged long standing relationships in the advertising and entertainment industries, but they’re best known for their main title sequences for movies like: “Peacemaker,” “The Staircase”, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “We Were the Lucky Ones,” “Guardians of the Galaxy” and, of course, “Community.” In this episode, Erin and I talk about the challenges of bouncing between our creative and business brains. We spend a...
2024-06-2446 min
DesignThinkers PodcastBonus Episode: Mikey Richardson RGD & Mike Kelar RGDEach year, RGD asks a different Canadian design agency or studio to tackle the conference identity. In these shorter episodes, I’ll be speaking with some of those folks—our past DesignThinkers Design Partners. In this episode, I chat with Mike Kelar and Mikey Richardson. Their titles are both Co-Founder and Co-ECD at Jacknife. In 2008, the year they were our Design Partner, Mike and Mikey were working as AmoebaCorp. They took a very hands-on approach to the work but I’ll let them tell you more. Follow us on Instagram @rgdcanada or visit...
2024-06-1929 min
DesignThinkers PodcastAaron DraplinThis week’s guest is a DesignThinkers favourite. Aaron Draplin lives and works in Portland, Oregon. He makes work, under the moniker Draplin Design Co., for rock bands, comedians, restaurants, festivals and leftie politicians. He also makes typefaces, for the recently launched DDC Fonts, and has a DDC merch line that’s produced over 350 products. In 2016, he published his first book, titled “Pretty Much Everything”. It’s now in its twelfth printing! In this week’s episode, we talk about the immense privilege of living a creative life, the value of making work for the big bucks and not so big bucks...
2024-06-1755 min
DesignThinkers PodcastMichael BierutThis week's guest is Pentagram partner, Michael Bierut. Michael has been at Pentagram for more than 30 years. He's led projects for clients like The New York Times, MIT Media Lab, Mastercard, Princeton University, and the New York Jets. He's also the cofounder of the Design Observer and has authored countless books on graphic design. In this episode, we talk about his early career landing in New York City in 1980. We discuss his first job, working at Vignelli Associates, and what it was like to unravel that influence later in his career. Follow us on Instagram
2024-06-1057 min
DesignThinkers PodcastBonus Episode: Glenda RissmanIn this Bonus Episode of the DesignThinkers podcast, I sit down with Glenda Rissman and Darrell Corriveau of q30 design. Glenda co-founded q30 design with Peter Scott in 1991, Darrell joined as Creative Director Interactive, in 1993. Today Glenda is a regular civilian, having retired from the industry, while Darrell is still at q30 as their VP of Digital. We caught up about the DesignThinkers identity they worked on in 2007, one that was a big step forward into the world of interactivity. Follow us on Instagram @rgdcanada or visit us online at ...
2024-06-0523 min
DesignThinkers PodcastForest YoungThis week's guest is Forest Young. Forest just announced his new position at Fundamentalco, where he leads the design discipline for new economy clients as part of a senior business acceleration team, with singular focus on value creation. Prior to that, Forest has been the Global Head of Brand at Rivian and the Chief Creative Officer at Wolff Ollins. In this episode, we talk about the past, present and future of design. We cover his comfort level as a speaker, the responsibility of designers working in innovative tech spaces, and what transitioning between agency and in-house environments has taught...
2024-06-0337 min
DesignThinkers PodcastEllen LuptonThis week’s guest is Ellen Lupton. Ellen is a designer, writer, and educator. She’s written and contributed to at least thirty books including Thinking With Type and Extra Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-Racist, Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers. She teaches in the Graphic Design MFA program at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore (MICA), where she serves as the Betty Cooke and William O. Steinmetz Design Chair. She is Curator Emerita at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City, where her exhibitions included Herbert Bayer: Bauhaus Master and The Senses: Design Beyond Vision. Elle...
2024-05-2740 min
DesignThinkers PodcastBonus Episode: John Furneaux RGDIn this Bonus Episode of the DesignThinkers podcast, we hear from John Furneaux RGD. John is Managing Director, Toronto at PS&Co Brand Studio. He’s led his own firm, B3 Strategy and held executive positions at a handful of leading brand consultancies. I’m talking to John about his time at Karacters, who were our DesignThinkers Brand Partner in 2006. That means John helped lead the team who developed the conference identity that year—it turns out he was also RGD President in 2006. We revisit what he remembers about the conference, the identity and his experience being a part of bot...
2024-05-2226 min
DesignThinkers PodcastSagi HavivThis week’s guest is the one and only Sagi Haviv. Sagi is a partner and designer at Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv—a firm responsible for some of the most famous logos of all time. Their clients include Chase Bank, NBC, State Farm, OBS, NYU, Animal Planet and the US Open to name a few. Sagi also teaches Visual Identity Design at the School of Visual Arts in New York and has penned a couple of books on the topic of identity design. It’s his dedication to crafting beautiful symbols and his deep knowledge of brands that have made Sagi a...
2024-05-2051 min
DesignThinkers PodcastAnnie AtkinsThis week's episode features Annie Atkins, a leading voice in the world of graphic props and design for film. Based in Dublin, Ireland, Annie has designed graphic pieces for multiple Oscar-nominated films: including the animated feature The Boxtrolls, Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies and West Side Story, and Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs, French Dispatch, and the Grand Budapest Hotel – the latter which went on to win the Academy Award for Best Production Design. We talk about her early career which was full of fits and starts as she found her niche. You can hear her love of histor...
2024-05-1347 min
DesignThinkers PodcastBonus Episode: Vanessa Eckstein RGDWelcome to our first bonus episode of the DesignThinkers podcast! Each year, RGD asks a different Canadian agency or studio to tackle the conference identity. In these shorter episodes, I’ll be speaking with some of those folks—our past DesignThinkers Brand Partners. In this episode, I have pleasure of chatting with Vanessa Eckstein, founder of blok design. Vanessa and the team at blok design were our Design Partner in 2002, but Vanessa was involved with the conference since it's very beginning. Follow us on Instagram @rgdcanada or visit us online at rgd...
2024-05-0826 min
DesignThinkers PodcastLauren HomThis week, I sit down with designer, lettering artist, and muralist Lauren Hom. Lauren is best known for turning her passion projects into thriving design businesses. Over the past decade, Lauren has created work for clients like Vans, Target, Google, and Adobe. I’m catching Lauren at the tail end of her most recent side quest: a year-long adventure into the culinary arts. Lauren talks about balancing culinary school with her freelance practice and shares some tactics for committing to personal projects and building creative confidence. Follow us on Instagram @rgdcanada or vis...
2024-05-0650 min
DesignThinkers PodcastPaula ScherIn this episode, we sit down with the Paula Scher. Paula is one of the most acclaimed graphic designers in the world. Since 1991, she has been a partner at Pentagram New York, where her work for the Public Theatre, the Museum of Modern Art, Shake Shack and the High Line has become landmarks of modern branding. We talk about her early career, life at Pentagram, and how she’s still designing well into her seventies. Follow us on Instagram @rgdcanada or visit us online at r...
2024-04-2954 min
DesignThinkers PodcastIntroducing the DesignThinkers Podcast from The Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD), coming April 29thWelcome to the DesignThinkers Podcast! Join host and RGD President, Nicola Hamilton as she digs into the archives of the DesignThinkers conference, reconnecting with past speakers about their talks and ideas that have shaped Canada's largest graphic design conference. Follow us on Instagram @rgdcanada or visit us online at rgd.ca. Purchase tickets to the upcoming DesignThinkers conference at designthinkers.com.
2024-04-2200 min
Hello, Print Friendepisode 220 : diana varmaThis week Miranda speaks with Diana Varma, the host of the wonderful podcast "Talk Paper Scissors." They talk about how print is most certainly not dead, how we learned what was cool before the internet, form verse function in typography, and Pantone Barbie.Talk Paper Scissors websitehttps://www.talkpaperscissors.info/Talk Paper Scissors Instagram https://www.instagram.com/talkpaperscissors/Moren links:https://dianavarma.substack.com/ https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/4543-building-creative-confidence-unleash-your-potential/diana_varma https://www.designthinkers.com/ https://www.torontomu.ca/gcm/about/faculty-and-staff/diana-varma/https://www.printaction.com/remembering-canadian-print-trailblazer-mary-black-5752/YOUTUBEwww.youtube.com/channel/UCOMIT3guY5PjHj1M7GApouwMERCHwww...
2024-04-191h 02
Ditch the Struggle with Alana RuosoEP11: Kate Northrup Asked This Simple Question and It Changed Me [Inspiration]Send us a textIn this (short!) episode of Ditch the Struggle we dive into:How personal development often focuses on our "Why"And why you may want to actually ditch your "Why"A simple question asked by coach Kate Northrup that had a profound effect on me–and my careerHow questioning our value can take a toll on our mental stateThe importance of “saying more”Following desire and moving into a state of “doing”Links and references ⚡️🌐 Kate Northrup’s website📕 Kate Northrup’s book “Money, A Love Story”🖋️ My blog post on prepari...
2024-02-2809 min
Talk Paper ScissorsLegibility, Readability and Likeability with Eleni Beveratou, Creative Director Dalton MaagSend us a textIn this episode you’ll learn how Eleni Beveratou (Creative Director of Dalton Maag) went from hating type in school to realizing its utmost importance, leading her to find her niche and complete a Master’s degree in Typeface Design. Eleni walks us through how experienced readers read and how this informs typeface choice, as well as assessing accessible type through the helpful metrics of legibility, readability, likeability. Eleni explains why choosing simpler characters over more complex shapes are not always better for accessibility, as well as how usin...
2023-12-1329 min
Talk Paper ScissorsFonts for a Connected World with Typotheque's Peter Bil'ak and Kevin KingSend us a textIn this episode you’ll learn about the Netherlands-based type design company, Typotheque, and you’ll hear from two of its team members (Peter Bil’ak and Kevin King) and the way they work with language and give shape to language. You’ll hear a lot about the North American Indigenous Syllabics Project and the book that Typotheque recently published, celebrating the rich linguistic and typographic diversity of Indigenous languages in North America. You’ll hear a high level overview of the syllabic writing system use...
2023-12-1257 min
Making Business Art#018 Creative Leadership with Arne van OosteromMost of us have been disenchanted with the world of work at some point in our careers. But what if the culture of our organizations actively encouraged better communication, creativity and experimentation in pursuit of creating much better solutions for the people we serve? My guest and creative leadership consultant, Arne van Oosterom, is sought after by leaders who seek to foster that environment for their teams. In this conversation Arne and I discuss how he helps leaders and teams stretch the boundaries of what they think is possible. We explore Arne's path to becoming the entrepreneur and...
2023-10-192h 25
QualiCastQualiCast #15 - Design Thinking, Criatividade e GestãoDesign Thinking é uma abordagem de desenvolvimento de produtos e serviços que busca reconectar o pensamento criativo com a gestão. Tem como premissa, ampliar a perspectiva em torno de um problema para gerar escolhas na resolução.
Parece uma estratégia essencial, mas investir nesse método é ideal para todos os negócios? Muitas empresas focam no produto ou no custo de processo, no entanto, quando uma organização consegue mudar seu paradigma para uma abordagem centrada no ser humano, ela chega mais perto da Inovação. Neste caso, o Design Thinking faz mais sentido para ela.
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2022-11-2159 min
Raise Your GameDriving Productivity With Design ThinkingThe attitude towards work has seen a fundamental shift as of late, what with the pandemic accelerating the phenomenon known as the Great Resignation, and it feels as though this is the moment to take a good, hard look at your work environment. How can it be improved, and what tools are at our disposal? Rosemary Phan, co-founder of Design Thinkers’ Academy Singapore, discusses using design thinking to redesign the workplace and rehumanise working.Image Credit: DesignThinkers Academy Singapore Facebook PageSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-10-1624 min
Design Thinking 101Innovation Culture + Future of Work + Designing Value with Marc Bolick — DT101 E93Marc Bolick is the managing partner of the DesignThinkers Group. We're talking about innovation and culture, the future of work and designing value. Listen to learn about: >> DesignThinkers Group>> Using design thinking in innovation strategy and projects>> The future of work>> Innovative leadership>> International Development>> Change management and "corporate antibodies" Our Guest Marc leads DesignThinkers Group, an innovation support firm with consultants across North America and associates in 20 countries. He uses his technical, business and design skills to help organizations ask the right questions and find innovative solutions through human-centered problem...
2022-06-0951 min
Digitalk.rsDesign Thinking & Employee experience design | Ana Jeličić | DigiTalk EP47U ovoj epizodi se ponovo bavimo ljudskim resursima u kompanijama, ali kroz prizmu Design Thinking metodologije. Ana Jeličić, iskusni HR profesionalac, predstavila nam je i objasnila pojmove Employeee Experience i Employee Experience Design, a u razgovoru smo do detalja ušli u primenu ove metodologije, glavne segmente i naravno dotakli se najvećih izazova u primeni.
Ana Jeličić, DesignThinkers Academy Adriatic - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ana-jelicic/
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2022-03-011h 08
Learning & Leadership in Asia: Navigating the workplaceLeadership Dialogue: Leadership By Design with Daryl Lim - Through a Design Thinker's LenseSend us a textIan speaks with Daryl from Design Thinker's Academy Singapore about his take on how leaders can utilize the Disciplines of Design Thinking to lead and navigate at the workplace. In this vulnerable and open conversation, he talks about why it's important to be a Stirrer, how the uniqueness of individuals can be harnessed as a strength and gives us 4 steps (4Ds) to activate Leadership by Design. We look forward to having you on this podcast! Be a part of the Community of Design Thinkers by reaching out to DesignThinkers Academy - Headquarters Amsterdam...
2022-01-0130 min
Marte Festival 2021Painel: Arte, cultura entretenimento e sociedade digitalDESCRIÇÃO: Painel: Arte, cultura entretenimento e sociedade digital Participantes:
Gustavo Ziller é professor de Empreendedorismo e Processos Criativos, co-criador e apresentador de Beagá Invisível, criador e protagonista da série 7CUMES (Canal Off).⠀ ⠀ Kdu dos Anjos é MC da cultura Hip Hop e do Funk, produtor de moda, poeta, compositor, ator, arte educador, criador do Centro Cultural Lá da Favelinha e gestor da sua própria carreira.⠀ ⠀ Paulo Emediato é especialista em gestão pela FDC, graduado em comunicação pela PUC/MG, além de ser Managing Partner na DesignThinkers Group Brasil. Especialista em inovação e empreendedorismo em Stanfo...
2021-11-031h 32
Design Thinkers PodcastDesign Thinking como modelo para organizaciones con Ximena Durán¿Puede el Design Thinking transformar organizaciones y conectar personas?Este es el caso de Ximena Durán, Business Relationship Manager para el Grupo GOCA, en el sector de la construcción.Desde su perfil ha explorado los campos de la innovación y aplicado el design thinking en su carrera y ha logrado conectar con otros innovadores, o design thinkers. No se pierdan su historia, solo en Design Thinkers Podcast.¿Cómo transformamos a las organizaciones? Descúbrelo aquí.¡Únete a nuestro network! Click aquí.Explora nuestro sit...
2021-10-1336 min
Career Disruptors PodcastThe Toxic Boss You Never Saw Coming - Interview With Alana Ruoso🎙️ ITUNES 🎙️ SPOTIFY 🎙 GOOGLE
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Alana Ruoso is a certified Career & Success Coach for those who deep down know that they can do better but keep falling short of where they want to go.
With over 20 years of corporate, entrepreneurial and creative experience, Alana has a proven track record of stepping up to any career challenge. She is a Mentor with Young Women in Business (YWiB), spoke at Canada’s largest graphic design conference DesignThinkers and her article “Overextended and Tired of It? Here are 3 Ways to Get Your Life Back” was featured o...
2021-10-0458 min
Design Thinkers Podcast#13. Consultoría política y corporativa en Latinoamérica con Arnulfo Valdivia-Machuca¡Estamos felices de dar inicio a la Segunda Temporada de Design Thinkers!Durante las próximas conversaciones tendremos a miembros de nuestro equipo Design Thinkers Group Spain dirigiendo los episodios junto a expertos internacionales para hablar sobre innovación, liderazgo y diseño centrado en las personas.En este primer episodio es dirigido por Federico Granda, Lead (CO/MX) en Designthinkers Group Spain, quien ha invitado a Arnulfo Valdivia-Machuca para conversar sobre sus pasos en la innovación, su carrera y transición de diplomático a empresario y nos comparta consejos sobre su experie...
2021-09-1350 min
Design Thinkers Podcast#12. Innovación y Cooperación Internacional con Eva-Maria Werner, GIZEn este episodio hablaremos sobre temas como Cooperación Internacional, Interculturalidad, Sostenibilidad y, por supuesto, tips para innovar en organizaciones. Hemos invitado a Eva-Maria Werner, experta en gestión de negocios internacionales, con experiencia en países como China, México, Alemania, Ecuador y actualmente, Costa Rica. Actualmente trabaja como Community Manager para la Red Sectoral Gestión Ambiental y Desarrollo Rural (GADeR-ALC) y la Red Sectoral de Estado y Democracia en Latino America y el Caribe (REDLAC).¡Escucha este episodio y compártelo!Para más información sobre nuestros proyectos...
2021-08-3014 min
Design Thinkers Podcast#11. Proyectos sostenibles para el sector privado con Ina Gabriel, Leverist.deEn este episodio hablamos sobre la importancia de la colaboración entre el sector privado y la cooperación al desarrollo para la innovación.La idea es entender mejor cómo la sostenibilidad puede ser un proyecto rentable para compañías de diversos sectores, para esto hemos invitado a Ina Gabriel, profesional de la Cooperación al Desarrollo. Máster en gestión de la innovación y la sostenibilidad y experiencia en la implementación de métodos y productos innovadores tanto en organizaciones privadas como organizaciones públicas.Para más información sobre este ep...
2021-08-2320 min
Design Thinkers Podcast#10. Tecnologías para el desarrollo sustentable con Vanessa Hochwald, GIZ“En la GIZ definimos Sustentabilidad como una interacción entre lo ecológico, lo económico, lo social, y también unos aspectos transversales como Accesibilidad y transparencia…” Vanessa Hochwald. TechDetector GIZVanessa Hochwald es cientista social de la Universidad de Hamburg (Alemania) y la Universidad Federal de Pernambuco en Brasil. Tiene maestría en Relaciones Comerciales Internacionales de la Universidad Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Desde el 2018 trabaja en la Sociedad Alemana para la Cooperación Internacional, GIZ. Especialista en temas como Igualdad de género, tecnologías emergentes, innovación, digitalizació...
2021-08-0317 min
Design Thinkers Podcast#9. Economía Azul para la innovación con Rodrigo Martínez, World BankLa Economía Azul es un término acuñado recientemente para generar un modelo donde se estructuren diferentes sectores que tienen efectos en el mismo territorio en áreas costeras. Este modelo recoge sectores como industrias pesqueras, turismo, adaptación al cambio climático, manejo de residuos sólidos y desarrollo sostenible desde las cuencas y ecosistemas con el fin de investigar y analizar las posibilidades de innovar y desarrollar proyectos que idealmente encuentren un balance entre lo económico, lo ambiental y lo social.Rodrigo Martínez, economista experto en proyectos de Recursos Naturales, nos dibuja el panora...
2021-07-2631 min
Design Thinkers Podcast#8. Social Listening e Innovación con Víctor Gil, NethodologyEscuchar a nuestras audiencias nunca ha sido tan importante al momento de generar estrategias para organizaciones.Descubre cómo el experto en análisis de tendencias, coolhunting e investigación de usuarios en Nethodology, Víctor Gil, evalúa la situación en las redes sociales y brinda herramientas claves para innovar.¿Quieres participar en Design Thinkers? ¡No dudes en escribirnos: natalia@designthinkers.es !
2021-07-1231 min
Design Thinkers Podcast#7. Proyectos Ambientales e Innovación con Sara Cabrera, Alcaldía de VillavicencioGenerar proyectos que favorezcan al sector privado y al Medio Ambiente ES POSIBLE.Descubre en este episodio cómo generar alianzas entre lo privado y lo público para trabajar de la mano e innovar con proyectos sostenibles. Sara Cabrera Elizalde es Secretaria de Medio Ambiente de la Alcaldía de Villavicencio en el Departamento del Meta en Colombia. Hace parte de una generación de funcionarios públicos jóvenes que creen en el poder de la transformación desde la innovación con empatía y consciencia ambiental. Sara es Microbióloga con mae...
2021-07-0523 min
Design Thinkers Podcast#6. Innovación para Clústers con Joan Martí, ACCIÓ¡Conoce cómo puedes impulsar la competitividad de tu organización a través de los clústers!Según el profesor de Harvard, Michael Porter, el concepto Clúster se define como ¨una agrupación de empresas e instituciones relacionadas entre sí, pertenecientes a un mismo sector o segmento de mercado, que se encuentran próximas geográficamente y que colaboran para ser más competitivas¨. En este episodio hablamos con Joan Martí Estévez, experto en clústers o ’cluster practitioner’. Actualmente es Director de la Unidad Clústers en ACCIÓ, la Agencia de Competitivi...
2021-07-0221 min
Design Thinkers Podcast#5. Análisis de Stakeholders con Ferran Sesplugues - Lúcid Innovation AgencyHoy hablaremos sobre Análisis de Stakeholders e intercambio de valor y hemos invitado a Ferran Sesplugues, experto en gestión de la innovación, design thinking e innovación centrada en las personas. Es Diseñador industrial con Postgrado en Gestión de Proyectos de Diseño, Máster en Design Management (2009) y MBA especializado en innovación. Actualmente dirige la Unidad de Estrategia e Innovación en Lúcid Design Agency con clientes como Ikea, Haier, Taurus, entre otros.
2021-06-2523 min
Design Thinkers Podcast#4. Innovar desde el enfoque sistémico con Noemí Danao USAIDEl enfoque sistémico es una herramienta para analizar e implementar proyectos desde perspectivas más complejas y con actores que antes no eran contemplados. En este episodio entenderemos cómo el enfoque sistémico abre las puertas a generar un mayor impacto y transformar desde la innovación en nuestra conversación con la experta Noemí Danao.Nuestra invitada de hoy tiene más de 30 años de experiencia en desarrollo internacional, Noemí Danao ha trabajo en ONGs en países de Centroamérica como Costa Rica y Honduras y es Senior Advisor para la US Agency for I...
2021-06-1419 min
Design Thinkers Podcast#3. Innovación Abierta con Guillermo Dorronsoro - Zabala Innovation Consulting.Desde la mirada de un experto en materia exploraremos lo bueno, lo malo y lo feo sobre la Innovación Abierta.Guillermo Dorronsoro es Management Board Advisor en Zabala Innovation Consulting y Vocal en varios Consejos de Administración de empresas, y también miembro del Patronato de la Fundación ALBOAN y del Consejo de Gobierno del Centro Unesco del País Vasco.Conoce más sobre Design Thinkers Podcast en www.designthinkersgroup.club/podcast¡Te ayudamos a repensar tu negocio!
2021-05-2826 min
Design Thinkers Podcast#2. Branding, Design Management y Procesos Creativos. Invitado: Óscar Mas desde Perú. MAS BRANDÓscar Mas, Gerente General MasBrand, Consultora en Branding + Diseñomasbrand.com.peDirector de las Carreras de Diseño, de Marketing e Innovación y Director del Hub de Innovación en Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de América Latina. Responsable en el desarrollo de la metodología Pro.Seso Creativo® y Co-autor del manual metodológico Pro.Seso Creativo 3.0®. Ha sido docente, líder, gestor y conferencista en múltiples escenarios relacionados con innovación. Desde Lima, Perú y con más de 25 años de experiencia en Diseño, Innovación y Edu...
2021-04-2525 min
Design Thinkers Podcast#1. Design Thinking con Jorge Rodríguez - DesignthinkersGroup y LainnovationkitchenPrimer Episodio.Hablemos de Design Thinking con nuestro invitado de la casa, Jorge Rodríguez, Partner Manager de Designthinkers Group Spain y Founder de LaInnovationKitchen.
2021-03-2415 min
Ideas de Negocios TV¿Qué es la marca personal y cómo desarrollarla en la era digital? | Entrevista EmalyEntrevista con Edgar Muñoz, Director de Comunicación y Operaciones de la Agencia de Comunicación Emaly.
Es una agencia creativa de comunicación y relaciones públicas formada por un grupo multidisciplinario de #DESIGNTHINKERS dedicados a la escucha y el análisis del entorno social, implementamos estrategias alineadas a las necesidades del cliente y medimos nuestros resultados bajo un ojo crítico, oportuno y optimista.
2021-03-1725 min
One More QuestionBlake Howard: Matchstic – The value of design in building better businessesHighlights from the conversation:A rebrand doesn't have to be extreme. It could be the right decision to just modernise or refreshWe want to give up and coming businesses a fighting chanceNo one cared about them. They were visual spam all over the city, no one engaged with them. The whole point of them was to inform the public, but no one caredBrand identity really can just attract people in that front door. A lot of those small or mid-sized growing organisations lack thatA lot of organisations can't see the obvious right in front of them. And creatives...
2021-02-2545 min
Ministry At ScaleEpisode 7 - Yvonne Carlson - Design Thinkers LLCIn this episode we speak with Yvonne Carlson the founder of Design Thinkers LLC. She shares a wealth of practical knowledge ranging from how ministries can use design thinking to pinpoint problems and develop solutions, to why every team needs a data advocate if you want to scale. Guest SpeakerYvonne CarlsonDesignThinkers.onlineConnect with Yvonne on LinkedIn
2020-12-2246 min
The Leader's ChairDelivering Innovative Solutions Through Service Design Thinking With Marc BolickAlthough a popular concept, design thinking is still somewhat of a mystery to a lot of people. Design thinking is defined as an iterative process that teams use to understand users, challenge assumptions, redefine problems, and create innovative solutions to prototype and test. To shed more light on this process, Jeffrey Edwards brings on Marc Bolick, the leader of the US office of DesignThinkers Group. Marc is a passionate practitioner of the service design methodology and loves teaching people to optimize their opportunities and creativity.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join The Leader's Chair...
2020-08-2727 min
The Leader's ChairDelivering Innovative Solutions Through Service Design Thinking With Marc BolickAlthough a popular concept, design thinking is still somewhat of a mystery to a lot of people. Design thinking is defined as an iterative process that teams use to understand users, challenge assumptions, redefine problems, and create innovative solutions to prototype and test. To shed more light on this process, Jeffrey Edwards brings on Marc Bolick, the leader of the US office of DesignThinkers Group. Marc is a passionate practitioner of the service design methodology and loves teaching people to optimize their opportunities and creativity.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!He...
2020-08-2727 min
Service Design ShowService Design shouldn't be a department / Arne Van Oosterom / Episode #3How do you scale Service Design? Just one of the topic in this episode of the Service Design Show featuring Arne van Oosterom.
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EPISODE GUIDE
0:55 - Your first encounter with Service Design.
6:19 - How should we scale Service Design?
14:26 - Why do we need to move beyond buzzwords?
23:12 - Who are the Service Designers?
32:57 - The beginners tip.
34:21 - Question for the viewers.
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2016-05-0536 min
UX Discovery Session PodcastDS014 :: Arne van Oosterom of DesignThinkers GroupUXDiscoverySession.com Podcast:This episode features an interview with Arne van Oosterom of DesignThinkers Group.Brought to you by our sponsor: MarksAndLogos.com00:00 Intro Theme00:11 Introductions/Interview with Arne van Oosterom.Links / topics mentioned: Design Thinking Dyslexia DesignThinkers Group Service Design IDEO Tim Brown Marjo Staring StartUpLAB Design Thinkers Academy Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb31:46 EndContact Information: @DesignThinkersHave an idea for an interview? Contact me...
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